- Difficulty date
- September 29, 2002
- Submitted
- November 13, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Doug DC873
- Aircraft serial
- 46123
- Aircraft time
- 77,211 hours, 28,726 cycles
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Wing
- Part time
- 77,211 hours, 28,726 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
LT WING OUTBD LE FORMER AT STA XRS 597.000 WITH 1/2 INCH CRACK IN IT. STOP DRILLED CRACK IAW SRM 57-2-0 PG. 9-10 FABRICATED RE-INFORCING ANGLE IAW SRM 57-2-0 PG 9-10 CLEANED , TREATED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-1-8B INSTALLED REINFORCING ANGLE IAW SRM 57-2-0 PG. 9-10 SRM51-1-20D